Far-UVC for occupied cabins attracts interiors stakeholders
A number of ultraviolet light-based disinfection systems in the UVC wavelength range gained traction in aviation during the coronavirus pand... Continue Reading
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Lufthansa Technik sees high demand for VIP, government, bizjet work
Even as the Covid crisis hammered commercial aviation over the last two years, aircraft maintenance and overhaul giant Lufthansa Technik saw... Continue Reading
20+ hours upright in a seat: Qantas’ premium/economy challenge
For those considering flying down the back of Qantas’ ultra-ultra-longhaul Project Sunrise flights between Sydney and New York or London, de... Continue Reading
Air France new seats: more arrière-garde than avant-garde
Air France’s latest business class, a doored outward-facing herringbone minisuite from the Safran Seats Cirrus family — with a front-row lar... Continue Reading
Emirates opens up new premium economy sales, soft product
Emirates finally has a date for selling the premium economy cabins aboard the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 widebodies it revealed nearly six m... Continue Reading
Anuvu gleans benefits from prioritizing R&D amid the pandemic
Roughly a year after implementing a complete rebranding exercise, Anuvu, which provides connectivity and entertainment to mobility markets, ... Continue Reading
El Al works to bring back IFC on 737s; taps Bluebox IFE as stopgap
El Al and Viasat are working to bring onboard Internet back into service across the carrier’s Boeing 737 fleet “as soon as possible”, El Al ... Continue Reading
Canada Jetlines on track for summer launch from Toronto
Canadian start-up Canada Jetlines expects to shortly obtain its operating license, and inaugurate Airbus A320 operations this summer from To... Continue Reading
Sunrise but not surprise: Qantas’ London/NY A350-1000
It’s no surprise that Qantas chose the Airbus A350-1000 for Project Sunrise. What is interesting is that it will have a large extra fuel tan... Continue Reading
Lufthansa taps FlightPath3D moving map for longhaul fleet
In a market that sees Lake Forest, California-based moving map specialist FlightPath3D compete with big avionics players for airline custome... Continue Reading
Norse Atlantic Airways loads launch routes, introductory fares
With demand for air travel surging in a big way following years of Covid restrictions and network contraction, Norse Atlantic Airways is loo... Continue Reading
Canada mulls Flair Airlines request for exemption to ownership rules
Rapidly growing Canadian start-up Flair Airlines faces allegations that it may have fallen afoul of ownership-related provisions in the Cana... Continue Reading
Reskinned ex-PAL Vantage XL asks Lufthansa hard new biz questions
When Lufthansa’s social-forward @lufthansaviews Instagram released a sneak peek of what it billed as an “updated business class”, your autho... Continue Reading
Touchless a focus as China Airlines offers Safran IFE on A321neos
Travelers craving a more touch-free air travel journey will find it aboard China Airlines’ sparkling new Airbus A321neos. That’s because the... Continue Reading
Northern Ireland’s Alice Blu Aero eyes narrowbody herringbone market
The premium narrowbody business class race is hotting up with a new seat — and new seatmaker — from Northern Ireland: Alice Blu Aero’s Quant... Continue Reading